BTC Daily Intelligence Bulletin (DIB)
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BLUF:  Chile decides to stick with free-market constitution / SEC slammed by Congressmen / Ordinals on blockchain are increasing fees

Market Data: Price: 1 BTC= $40,881, 20.22oz Gold
24hr Hi: $42,359/ Lo: $40,530
Vol: $22.058B (down 49.81%)
Mkt Cap: $800.450B (down 2.46%)
HashRate: 508 EH/s
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Nodes: 16,673

---Reports---
-International Events-
1. Chile maintains older, free-market constitution: In a recent referendum, 56% of Chileans rejected a new constitutional draft, opting to retain their current constitution, which is credited with making Chile Latin America's most affluent country through investor protections. This decision ends a constitutional debate sparked by 2019 mass protests over social grievances.(AP)

2.Oil major BP becomes latest to pause Red Sea shipments, with global supply chain in focus: BP announced Monday that it had decided to pause all shipments through the Red Sea. It comes after shipping giants MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM and Maersk all announced a suspension of travel through the Red Sea following a series of attacks by Houthi militants from Yemen. “You are going to see some fairly seismic activity in terms of the implications for supply chains,” the editor-in-chief of Lloyd’s List told CNBC. (CNBC)

-US Events-
1. Supreme Court to Rule on Charge Leveled at Trump and Jan. 6 Defendants
Justices’ consideration of whether obstruction law was properly applied could delay Trump’s coming trial and alter verdicts already reached. (WSJ)

-Regulatory and Legal-
1. US Lawmakers Slam SEC and Chair Gensler for Refusing to Provide Clear Regulation for Crypto Industry: U.S. Representatives Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Tom Emmer criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its Chairman Gary Gensler on Friday after the SEC denied Coinbase’s petition for clear crypto regulation.(bitcoin.com)

-Technological Updates-
1. Worldcoin, the iris biometric crypto project, has reportedly reached an agreement with Kenyan authorities which allows it to resume operations in the African country, and is likely to happen sometime in early 2024.(bitcoin.com)

2. Bitcoin Miners Hit Record $9.97M Earnings From Ordinals; 61% of BTC Transfers Inscription-Driven:  In the wake of a substantial increase in onchain transaction fees for Bitcoin, the compensation to bitcoin miners from inscription-based transfers has hit a record peak in the last 24 hours. (bitcoin.com)

-Institutional Concerns-
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-Economic Indicators-
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-Security Incidents and Concerns-
1. Tether, the stablecoin company, has confirmed it has collaborated extensively with a series of U.S government agencies, including the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Secret Service. These team-ups are focused on making the stablecoin ecosystem safer for all participants and aiding law enforcement actions against bad actors.(bitcoin.com)

2. Multiple Ethereum-based applications including Zapper, SushiSwap, Phantom, Balancer and Revoke were compromised early Thursday due to a Ledger security breach. Ledger, the Paris-based crypto hardware wallet manufacturer, said it has fixed the malicious code as of 13:35 UTC — the company also warned users to “Clear Sign” transactions, a way to ensure you are interacting directly with the company’s website and software.

-Bitcoin Community-
1. The U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, Marc R. Stanley, has lauded Unblock Computing’s bitcoin mining initiative for its innovative use of flared gas in generating electricity. Ambassador Stanley commended the plan for its dual benefits: aiding Argentina in achieving its climate objectives and promoting energy conservation.

-Bitcoin Sentiment-
1. Greed/Fear Index: 65/100 (Down 5 pts)

Analyst Comments (AC)- Two elements are countering the "bull market" optimism: 1. The ordinals effect on on-chain fees and 2. The possibility of ETF denials by the SEC. Both concerns are keeping the price action in the $40-43k range before next year's bullish events (ETF approval and the halving) happen.

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Analyst: BV2A
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Yesterday I got the plastic secured to the north side of the #greenhouse after I got all the hoops raised inside. I now have 7 feet to the top purlin inside which will make the next growing season a lot easier to work with the space. With the extra height I am going to hopefully be able to fit the french doors in now that I can widen the door frame. The new plastic is so much nicer than the old, thicker, clearer, perfect condition with no flaws. Just having the plastic draped over the frame made the temperature noticeably warmer than the crisp winter air outside.
#homesteading #hive #peakd #blog #diy
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/raising-greenhouse-plastic-install-pdc-fire-balsa-plane-grilling-saturday?ref=flemingfarm


BUCKLE UP: Lawmakers Ask Banks To Run Special Wartime Test, What Do They Know That We Don’t?
#news #bitcoin #nostr #forgetfiat #cryptoforthewin #endthefed
https://i.imgur.com/3pokADJ.png


These are pictures of pictures that are up in the NW Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane. The original images are of the Native American tribes that lived around Okanogan in central Washington state from around 1910. The most striking thing to me is how grizzled looking even the kids are. They were living in essentially the end times of their tribal life and likely weren't aware of what was coming.
#history #museum #nativeamerican #blog #hive #peakd
https://peakd.com/hive-148441/@flemingfarm/frank-s-matsura-portraits-from-the-borderland-nw-museum-of-arts-and-culture?ref=flemingfarm


You don't understand Dad, I'm just Emu.
#nostr #nostrich
https://nostrcheck.me/media/public/nostrcheck.me_9705650238909833301702752885.webp


I got the new plastic for the #greenhouse yesterday and was able to get it partially installed. It is just laying over the top of the frame for now as I have to raise all the hoops today. The plastic I had on was 20 foot wide and this new stuff is 24 feet wide. I had to lower the frame to fit the 20ft so now I get to raise it back up and have ample space to walk this next year.

We took the boys to the NW #Museum of arts and culture in the afternoon to see the Minecraft exhibit once more before it is done the end of the month.

#Hive #PeakD #Blog #DIY #Gardening
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/new-greenhouse-plastic-partial-install-pdc-mac-minecraft-exhibit-friday?ref=flemingfarm


After the red #sunrise in the morning then no weather to follow I got the plastic on the #greenhouse ready to pull and replace today. I had to leave it still on the greenhouse because one side is open to the birds and I am not wanting them all piling into the nice snow free dirt. The antenna mast is back up and I pulled one antenna from it. I'm quite anxious to give my macro rail a good test this weekend but I will have to do a refresher on how to do image stacking in GIMP.
#Hive #PeakD #Blog #diy
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/sunrise-aim-macro-rail-wifi-greenhouse-plastic-antenna-mast-cable-kraken-surprise-thursday?ref=flemingfarm


After the school winter concert yesterday I got most of the strips and clips removed from the #greenhouse to free the top plastic. I left some attached so the plastic doesn't get blown off between now and tomorrow when the new plastic arrives. I  hiked up to the upper property and got a nice sunny view of the valley before getting a nice view of one of the Bald Eagles. They will be laying soon but have yet to, though they have reclaimed their nest in preparation.
#Hive #PeakD #Blog #gardening
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/school-winter-concert-greenhouse-work-hike-bald-eagle-wednesday?ref=flemingfarm


We have a number of small lumber yards around the Inland Northwest that have survived pretty well but we also have a glut of trees available. They serve the rural communities and also have killer prices on quality lumber with a bunch of local lumber mills. Especially compared to the crap the HD or Lowes gets in stock. My dream is a small lumber mill of my own but I need a tractor to lift logs for that.


The recipe is super easy but it helps to have a press for sure. I change out cups of flour for pea protein powder and quinoa and millet flours to add more protein.

3 cups flour
1 Tbl baking powder
1 tsp salt
3 Tbl oil
1 cup hot water


Yesterday morning was spent futzing with electronics. I managed to get one success and one failure but the failure is due to the 10 year old router bricking. I finally made a new batch of #tortillas and the whole family was super happy as they dug into the nice fresh warm stack of them. I love them for the protein I have packed in them since they make great snacks.
#Hive #PeakD #Blog #Cooking #Food
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/electronics-and-utd-failure-order-batch-of-tortillas-kraken-surprise-tuesday?ref=flemingfarm


The belligerent generation? Nothing better to do than feed their tiny egos?

Mute is a mandatory part of any social media environment, otherwise it becomes chaos and no one will stay expet those that revel in the chaos.


Another grain run super early yesterday morning. 3 of the barrels got spread atop the snow covering the main #garden and the 4th barrel got dumped to the sheep who were all quite happy for it. They all piled into the grain and fought with each other vying for the best spot to munch on. The snow is cleared from the greenhouse in preparation for the new plastic which will be here Friday. The temps are warm enough that I should be able to get it changed out this weekend.
#Hive #Peakd #blog #farming
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/grain-run-empty-barrels-clear-greenhouse-shovel-snow-ethernet-holder-monday?ref=flemingfarm


6" of wet and heavy #snow fell overnight so my morning was spent behind the snowblower. Mid day was spent resting from the exertion and the boys got to watch Office Space for the first time. I'm hoping this week will be warmer than forecast to melt as much of this snow off as possible.
#Hive #PeakD #Blog #Winter
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/it-snowed-morning-of-snowblowing-seakrak-office-space-snow-damage-sunday?ref=flemingfarm


After my grain run in the early morning yesterday I got the barrels emptied in the #garden and the pen. Before this glut of #snow we got overnight last night I had to get a Cat5 cable ran from the house up to the studio as the metal siding is making wifi impossible. Over 7 inches of wet and heavy snow has fallen as of now and more is going to fall over the next couple hours.
#Hive #PeakD #blog
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/grain-run-and-emptying-mun-utd-died-ethernet-cable-run-snow-start-fire-grilling-saturday?ref=flemingfarm


We FINALLY got to see the sun yesterday. It was just for the day as we now have snow inbound this evening. The hangar got a bit of the warm light and the ice evaporated from it which gave it the look of it smoking or on fire. In the afternoon I had an emergency #plumbing repair as one side of a union was cracked. Thankfully it just took a run to the store for parts and it was quickly repaired.
#Hive #PeakD #blog #diy
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/glowing-sky-orb-chores-steam-greenhouse-trailer-emergency-plumbing-repair-fire-grilling-friday?ref=flemingfarm


The sky river has finally dried up and most all the snow is melted off Mt Spokane. Given our creek starts on the side of it I would have expected there to be a good bit more flow since all the snow is now liquid and flowing. Hopefully that means that much of it has soaked into the ground and isn't just flowing towards the ocean.
#hive #peakd #blog #elnino
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/sky-river-dried-up-build-guard-fungus-creek-melt-thursday?ref=flemingfarm


Incredible. Mtd we have gotten 3.2" of rain and are sitting at 489% of normal for the same time period. That is an extra 2.55" of rain. The back side of the river is moving over the farm now then we will move back towards snow. The mountains around lost most all their snow so it will be a bit before the depths are rebuilt at elevation.
#Hive #Peakd #blog #climate #rain #weather
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/deluge-continues-chores-dr-utd-won-wifi-fun-wednesday?ref=flemingfarm


The sky river drowned us in nearly an inch of #rain the past 24 hours. There is still a lot more to come as the river is still aimed right at the farm. In the afternoon a Great Horned #Owl ended up on the ground near the house. I am presuming it was just water logged as it looked okay otherwise. I will check today and see if it is still hanging around or if it managed to dry enough to fly off.
#Hive #Peakd #blog #wildlife
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/sky-river-snow-melt-greenhouse-great-horned-owl-tuesday?ref=flemingfarm


The #sheep and #alpaca were super happy for the pile of grain. Last time it all went to the #garden so I made sure to get them a barrel this time. The rain started in earnest last night and this morning we had half an inch in the gauge with the full "atmospheric river" still to hit us head on. The driveway is nearly melted now so that is a big plus.
#Peakd #hive #blog #farming
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/foggy-early-grain-run-empty-barrels-feed-run-the-rain-begins-meeting-monday?ref=flemingfarm


We hiked up our hill and got our #Christmas tree for this year. The stand has a nice group of similar looking trees that will be perfect for the next few years trees. My #greenhouse is doing great through the snow load so far and it's quite nice having a big snow free area on the farm for once.
#Hive #peakd #blog
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/snow-starlink-mount-greenhouse-christmas-tree-hike-trailer-fire-grilling-sunday?ref=flemingfarm


Got 6.5" of #snow overnight and into the morning yesterday which gave us 8" for the main part of the storm. That meant I was out with the snowblower for a good part of the morning. Now we are looking at up to 3" of rain in the next 3 to 4 days and all this snow will be gone. The joys of El Nino.
#Hive #Peakd #blog #winter
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/deluge-of-snow-snow-blowing-my-teams-all-suck-fire-grilling-saturday?ref=flemingfarm


So began the deluge of #snow yesterday. Our youngest got pissed in the morning when I swept the deck as HE wanted to do it. So after school both boys spent the afternoon out shoveling all around the farm. Our oldest even was out after dark trying to finish up. It did snow another 3 to 4 inches overnight so much of their work is gone now.

We got our #Starlink and it is WAY faster than the DSL we have had.
#Hive #PeakD #blog
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/snow-and-more-snow-hbd-starlink-shoveling-snowblowing-so-close-friday?ref=flemingfarm


Yesterday began our #snow. It started at dawn and went for a few hours which ended up only amounting to about half an inch. That was just the precursor though. I made my #oche for darts and am quite happy with how well it works. The mast is lowered and ready to install the #Starlink as soon as it delivers today.
#Hive #peakd #blog
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/snow-started-counter-diy-oche-chores-lower-mast-seattle-sports-suck-thursday?ref=flemingfarm


I am very happy to have my fleece lined pants, the Mtn Hardwear Yumalino, it makes working outside in the sub freezing temps possible. The sheep are super happy to have the new bale rolled into their pen and possibly even more stoked on the remnants of the old bale they couldn't reach through the cage. The new location for the bales also made my life much easier now as they roll right into the pen.
#Hive #peakd #blog #farming
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/utd-suck-new-bale-to-sheep-waters-filled-pallets-hay-cover-slow-aim-pants-wednesday?ref=flemingfarm


It was cold yesterday and the temps will be warming as the snow storm is inbound for the weekend. Much of my day was spent inside but that meant I got to make a super tasty #bbq sauce for our dinner. I'd like to figure out how to do a big batch and can it.
#cooking #food #Hive #Peakd #blog
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/glycerin-cold-weather-chores-bbq-sauce-kraken-lose-writing-snow-soon-tuesday?ref=flemingfarm


Went up on the upper property and I think I found our #Christmas tree for this year. It has a nice upright branching and is not too big around, one of the troubles with wild Fir trees. I just need to get it down the hill before the snow fall hopefully.
#Hive #Peakd #blog
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/chores-christmas-tree-hunting-tossing-tungsten-starlink-monday?ref=flemingfarm


My best friend and I managed to find the road we have been wondering about for years and got the view of our #climbing area that we haven't had before. We also got our cave bivy spot revamped and ready for another winter of cold camping.
#hive #peakd #blog #rockclimbing #bouldering
https://peakd.com/hive-148441/@flemingfarm/cave-revamping-new-bouldering-area-new-view-of-wall-sunday?ref=flemingfarm


My best friend and I went climbing at our wall and got a new anchor installed. It was cold when not climbing but the sun was nice. The lake is half frozen and we saw a snow goose today when back in at the cave. I figured out that he and I have been friends and climbing for over 30 years now.
#rockclimbing #climbing #hive #peakd #blog
https://peakd.com/hive-164125/@flemingfarm/climbing-at-phalon-lake-snow-fungus-saturday?ref=flemingfarm


Good Thanksgiving with our friends at their house. Nice that they have more room for all of us plus got to see the work they have done around the place. We all ate way too much as is the tradition and enjoyed the nice sunny and warm day.
#hive #peakd #blog
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/thanksgiving-day-with-friends-so-much-food-accuracy-thursday?ref=flemingfarm


Yesterday was mostly spent writing over 4k words towards my story and the 50k #NaNoWriMo goal by the end of the month. The most important task though was to get the blocks of turkey in water to thaw or else we would be chiseling at them today. They feel largely thawed this morning so should be ready to cook later today.
#Thanksgiving #hive #peakd #blog
https://peakd.com/hive-148441/@flemingfarm/day-of-writing-thawing-turkey-blocks-prep-for-thanksgiving-wednesday?ref=flemingfarm


Now that the plants are in the house it appears the #fungus in the soils are starting to fruit, likely thanks to the nice warm house. This morning they are fully open and looking to spore. I also dug out my box of old trading cards and found that I have a mass of pretty worthless cards from 1989/1990.
#hive #peakd #blog
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/trading-cards-tobacco-fencing-foam-fungus-tuesday?ref=flemingfarm


It was his 10th #birthday yesterday and we kept it super simple and at home being a school night. The number/letter cake pan set from Pampered Chef is great and we have used it for all their birthdays. Both boys are obsessed with #Pokemon so that was the gifts both got this month. #hive #peakd #blog
https://peakd.com/hive-148441/@flemingfarm/bright-sun-story-timeline-spreadsheet-10th-birthday-tablet-mount-cake-monday?ref=flemingfarm


It was the first real snow of the season yesterday morning as there is still some of it on the ground this morning. It's likely to melt off soon and we will see just how much we will get with the el nino winter.

My dart board is lit wonderfully now after my bracket build and now I just need to make a surround.
#hive #peakd #diy #blog
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/snow-pdc-seahawks-suck-diy-dart-board-light-fire-grilling-sunday?ref=flemingfarm


First grain spread in the main garden this winter. The 5 barrels covered about 4 rows from the greenhouse out. I'll have to roll up the side and spread grain inside on one of the next runs. The birds all spent much of the day perusing the spread. I got my new #dart board and have it installed. It is so nice and I quickly refined my throwing form and am far more accurate now. Helps to be inside where it's nice and warm with good lighting. #hive #Peakd #blog
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/grain-run-and-emptying-pdc-my-new-dart-board-kraken-miracle-saturday?ref=flemingfarm


6, 3 I did myself but one has absorbed into my hand and is not visible now.


The family is all back together now after a pain in the ass time at the airport. Nothing like 4 planes sitting on tarmac unable to get to gates to unload for over half an hour. We had our regular Friday dinner of burgers grilled in the firepit as a little celebratory back to normal. #hive #peakd
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/glass-cleanup-fog-she-is-home-trailer-board-place-fire-grilling-friday?ref=flemingfarm


I finally took down the butcher basins under the carport. We had left them up in case we butchered more but never got to it so they just stayed where they were. Now with winter coming we need the space under the carport so the cleanup has begun in earnest.  #hive #peakd
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/new-board-stowe-sticks-cleaning-oraganizing-writing-kraken-miracle-thursday?ref=flemingfarm


A day of #rain again dealt me a day inside. It's really good for the region to get so much moisture but it's also nice to get breaks to actually see the #sun a little bit. We have a solid 3 days now with just fog which will hopefully burn off quickly each day. Joys of the PNW.
https://peakd.com/hive-148441/@flemingfarm/fall-cleaning-rain-again-writing-pdc-pathetic-kraken-wednesday?ref=flemingfarm


Managed to catch the #sunset yesterday and on the walk found TONS of #mushrooms that have exploded all over the farm. It really is amazing to see the ground littered with a multitude of types all growing right next to each other. The joys of an el nino Fall in the PNW I guess.
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/pdc-and-cleaning-roof-sunset-fantastic-fall-fungus-tree-seep-new-flights-nano-tuesday?ref=flemingfarm


There is something quite pleasing about having the spice shelves fianlly organized. So often it just comes down to carving out the time to finish a task so that is actually happens.
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/rain-again-hidden-depths-spice-shelf-shuffle-sad-kraken-monday?ref=flemingfarm


I love that my boys like the "old" movies. Watched Akira again at their request yesterday and they love it. Recently watch Real Genius and Star Wars at their request.
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/bubble-pile-screens-cleaning-nfl-school-project-grilling-akira-sunday?ref=flemingfarm


Just heard of this place so decided to check it out. You can read my daily blog on PeakD, a frontend for Hive.
https://peakd.com/hive-114308/@flemingfarm/hops-bines-sun-n-wind-sportsing-mason-jars-fire-grill-bison-saturday?ref=flemingfarm